Movie News: Pre-Production

thewrap.com –
Community” alum Donald Glover and “Headhunters” star Aksel Hennie have joined the cast of Ridley Scott‘s sci-fi movie “The Martian,” TheWrap has learned. The 20th Century Fox project stars Matt Damon as an astronaut who becomes stranded on Mars and must figure out how to survive long enough to return home to Earth.
24 weeks 4 days ago via theothersenhman

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Let’s say it: Bond is the Warmest Color. OK, that’s out of the way. Bond 24 is set to shoot in just over a month under the direction of Sam Mendes, and now we may have the first official new cast member. Léa Seydoux, of Blue is the Warmest Color and Mission:
24 weeks 4 days ago via theothersenhman

variety.com –
Quentin Tarantino is in talks with Jennifer Jason Leigh to play the female lead in his next pic, “The Hateful Eight.” Leigh was a name that was rumored early on, and after meeting with other women, it looks like Tarantino has gone back to who he originally wanted for the lead.
24 weeks 4 days ago via jetli

deadline.com –
Tom Welling has landed a lead in The Choice, the Ross Katz-directed adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel from a script by Bryan Sipe for Lionsgate. Benjamin Walker plays Travis Parker and Teresa Palmer plays Gabby Holland. Neighbors in a small coastal town, they end up pursuing a relationship neither expected.
24 weeks 6 days ago via theothersenhman

deadline.com –
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Roth is the latest major casting piece to fall into place for Mr. Right, the action-comedy-romance being helmed by Paco Cabezas (Neon Flesh) from a Max Landis script. Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick lead the story of a woman whose unlucky streak in love seemingly ends when she meets the perfect guy, who turns out to be a hitman.
25 weeks 3 hours ago via jetli

joblo.com –
Although it's still only a rumor, there's a good chance William Shatner will appear in STAR TREK 3, and we do know Shatner was at least contacted about possibly starring in the Roberto Orci film. Badass Digest was the first to break the news, and now the site has some details on the actor's role in the upcoming movie.
25 weeks 9 hours ago via jackiechan

thewrap.com –
Kerry Washington will play a bride-to-be in the upcoming romantic comedy “Is He The One,” an individual familiar with the project confirmed to TheWrap. The MGM project begins with Washington's character dressing for her wedding and ends on her making her way towards the altar where her groom awaits. Who is at the end of the aisle will remain a mystery as the movie flashes back to three separate relationships that the lead character has had.
25 weeks 1 day ago via jetli

collider.com –
Just when we thought William Shatner-gate was over... they pull me back in. For the past few weeks there have been whispers, an unconvincing denial, and then some soft confirmation that Shatner's cameo Star Trek 3 was coming together after being left out of the first two films in J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot franchise reboot.
25 weeks 1 day ago via jetli

deadline.com –
EXCLUSIVE: After the sequel The Purge: Anarchy surpassed the original film's $91 million worldwide gross on its way to $110 million, Universal, Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes have begun development on a third installment of the fright film. Small wonder this is happening; the two films had a combined budget of $12 million, and together have grossed $200 million worldwide.
25 weeks 1 day ago via brucelee

deadline.com –
EXCLUSIVE: MGM has acquired Is He The One, a romantic comedy vehicle for Emmy-nominated Scandal star Kerry Washington. The film will be directed by Malcolm D. Lee, who is coming off the hits The Best Man and The Best Man Holiday. The script is by DJ Richardson and Michelle Morgan (Girl Most Likely).
25 weeks 1 day ago via theothersenhman

ign.com –
X-Men: Days of Future Past writer and producer Simon Kinberg has said the Deadpool movie is part of the shared X-Men universe. Last month we heard the Deadpool movie has been given the go ahead by 20th Century Fox. Now, Kinberg has offered ComicBook.com an insight into how Deadpool ties into the X-Men universe.
25 weeks 1 day ago via theothersenhman

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Life Of Pi cinematographer Claudio Miranda is aboardThings are reportedly changing both in front of and behind the camera for the third outing of the rebooted Star Trek cinematic universe. With Roberto Orci seemingly locked in place as director, Trekmovie’s sources have heard that he’s hired respected cinematographer Claudio Miranda to work on the new film, with the pair planning to shoot digitally.That’s a marked change from both the 2009 film and last year’s Into Darkness, which were both shot on film thanks to J.J.
25 weeks 1 day ago via jackiechan

joblo.com –
With 20th Century Fox moving very quickly on THE MAZE RUNNER: SCORCH TRIALS to capitalize on the first film's surprise success at the box office, casting has been shooting higher than the first film which featured almost no major names. In addition to GAME OF THRONES actor Aiden Gillen joining last week, we now have the addition of BREAKING BAD and ONCE UPON A TIME actor Giancarlo Esposito.
25 weeks 4 days ago via jetli